Bringing History to Life in the 1920s

29 Jul 2010

Bringing History to Life in the 1920s

July 29, 2010
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1920s, 1930s, Hastings History

Pocahontas and John Rolfe, after their wedding in the Jamestown church, from Jamestown, one of the Chronicles of America Photoplays.
If you had been sitting in the Hastings school auditorium on Friday, September 16th, 1932, you might well have seen the wedding of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. It would […]

23 Jul 2010

Hastings’ First Female Doctor

July 23, 2010
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1880s, 1890s, Collection, Hastings History

Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Curry, probably taken in the 1880s.
Do you find obituaries depressing? But you never know what fascinating lives lie behind these short paragraphs! Take a look at this obituary from the Yonkers Herald Statesman of 1932.

“Hastings-on-Hudson, May 31 – Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Curry, one of the […]

15 Jul 2010

Mystery Photograph: Church Ladies?

July 15, 2010
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1960s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Remember the young commuter from the June 24th post whose name was Josephine Selvaggio? Well, the years have rolled by, and you see her here on the far left of a group of seven senior citizens, with one gentleman standing at the back. They are posed on Main Street, right […]

08 Jul 2010

A Fourth of July Parade – 1910s style

July 8, 2010
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1910s, Collection, Hastings History, Reminiscences

In 1941, long-time Hastings resident Stephen Zebrock wrote a column for the Hastings News called “Main Street Through the Years.” In this column, he set down everything he could remember about his childhood in Hastings in the late 1910s. This week, we thought you might like to read what Stephen […]

01 Jul 2010

Heads Up – It’s the Hindenburg!

On the 9th of October 1936, retired chemist and camera buff A.C. Langmuir of 383 Broadway set up his camera to take a photograph of the zeppelin Hindenburg hovering above the Anaconda Wire & Cable Company on the waterfront. The same day, the following article appeared in the Yonkers Statesman […]

24 Jun 2010

Josephine Selvaggio: Hastings Commuter

June 24, 2010
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1920s, Collection

After last week’s post, it seems appropriate to introduce you to one of the Hastings commuters who brought the floors of Grand Central Station to such a state of disrepair. Her name is Josephine Selvaggio of 22 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, and she is 25 years old. It is 1926, and […]

17 Jun 2010

Watch Where You Step!

June 17, 2010
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News/Current Events

Now we all know, of course, that the fabulous figures of Mercury flanked by Minerva and Hercules that frame the Grand Central clock were carved by Hastings sculptor John Donnelly. This week on the blog, however, we ask you to look not up, but down. We recently read this little […]

12 Jun 2010

Mark Your Calendars! Moonwatch Friday, June 18, in Draper Park

June 12, 2010
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Society Events

Photograph of the moon highlighting the Mare Imbrium. The small white circle underneath the center of the Mare Imbrium is the Capricorn crater. The Hastings Historical Society in conjunction with a group of local amateur astronomers presents a sky viewing for the whole family at 9PM on Friday, June 18th, […]

03 Jun 2010

Slideshow this Sunday: A Voyage up the Hudson in Historic Photographs

June 3, 2010
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1870s, Society Events

Palisades from Englewood Landing (repairing shad net), ca. 1870
The Historical Society’s annual meetings are important but painless affairs, generally lasting from 5 to 10 minutes. Then we get to sit back and relax and enjoy a great lecture or concert, which is always free and open to the […]

27 May 2010

400 Turn Out For House Tour!

May 27, 2010
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Noel Murrain (left), nephew of the present owner of 131 Pinecrest Drive, shakes hands with Hastings Mayor Peter Swiderski (right). 131 Pinecrest was owned in the 1920s by Metropolitan Opera ballet master Alexis Kosloff. (Photograph copyright Susan Rutman)
Last minute worries about the weather and a sufficient stock of […]